Benin's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) was US$3.83 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 76.69% from US$16.41 million in 2013 (13.55% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.83 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$5.99 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$16.41 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$182.8 million | 2003 |
| Lowest | −US$52.49 million | 1987 |
| Average since 2014 | US$5.85 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$10.66 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Benin's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$487,033 on 2022 (from US$4.31 million to US$3.83 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −US$211,571 and a typical year strayed about US$52.94 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$179.69 million in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was US$193.13 million in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 29% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Benin had the 6th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Benin in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 50 values
| Year | Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,825,403 |
| 2022 | 4,312,437 |
| 2021 | 5,135,196 |
| 2020 | 3,510,707 |
| 2019 | 6,700,426 |
| 2018 | 5,992,297 |
| 2017 | 6,866,862 |
| 2016 | 3,985,281 |
| 2015 | 3,841,940 |
| 2014 | 14,323,230 |
| 2013 |
Net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$886.24 million (2025)
- Botswana — −US$83.25 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$8.15 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$80.21 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$49.76 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$9.06 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$2.34 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$778.4 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$383.56 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$6.96 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Benin
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.27 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.01 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.19 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.87% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.33 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP)?
- US$3.83 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 64.12% from US$10.66 million in 1974 (2.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$182.8 million in 2003 and the lowest −US$52.49 million in 1987.
- How does Benin rank?
- 6th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) unusual for Benin?
- In 2023, Benin's net errors and omissions (current US$, BoP) fell US$487,033 on 2022 (from US$4.31 million to US$3.83 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −US$211,571 and a typical year strayed about US$52.94 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KAC.EOMS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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